What is self-control?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Self-control—or willpower—is the ability to control impulses, make good choices, and think before you act.
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Identity __________ is the process of integrating one's personal characteristics with a set of values and a set of future goals.
A. development B. crisis C. achievement D. moratorium
Lidia gives a talk at a psychology conference in which she presents her new theory about the causes of autism. At one point, an audience member interrupts and says "but that's just your theory." What is the problem with this statement?
A) A theory is not the same thing as an opinion or belief. B) If Lidia is presenting the theory at a psychology conference it must be true. C) If most of the psychologists in the audience agree with Lidia, then the theory is likely to be true. D) The audience member should have used the term hypothesis, not theory.
The 18th century belief that mental illness was punishment for a sinful life was called:?
a. ?natural law b. ?sympathetic magic c. ?trepanation d. ?the supernatural model of mental illness
__________ permits greater control over the research situation than does __________
A) Naturalistic observation; the clinical, or case study, method B) Structured observation; naturalistic observation C) Naturalistic observation; a structured interview D) Naturalistic observation; a questionnaire